Business Development Director / Pursuit Leader

Crowe HorwathSydney or Melbourne17 January 2019

About Us

Crowe Horwath in Australasia is the largest provider of accounting, audit, tax, business and financial advice to individuals and small and medium enterprises. From a comprehensive network of over 110 offices located in regional, rural and metropolitan areas, we combine local knowledge with world-class technology to help you on your financial journey.

Our vast geographical footprint and team of over 3,000 principals, professionals and support staff provides you access to expertise across the entire range of financial services, ensuring more than just financial advice.

We have affiliations to our global network Crowe Horwath International, which is ranked amongst the top 10 global accounting networks and is known for delivering quality accounting and advisory services in more than 130 countries. We are the relationship that you can count on - large enough to offer a range of expertise and skills - and small enough to provide the personal touch.

Crowe Horwath's areas of expertise include accounting, audit and assurance, tax and business advisory, corporate finance and management consulting. We also specialise in financial advice, superannuation, SMSF and wealth management, general risk and personal insurance, lending and finance.

Opportunity

We are currently looking to recruit a Business Development Director / Pursuit Leader who will be responsible for leading all aspects of our growth strategy for multiple industry verticals across Australia and New Zealand. You will play a key role in future business generation by identifying new business opportunities through networking within the industries.

The Business Development Director/ Pursuit Leader will focus on a defined list of prospect targets that fits with the firm's strategic direction, as well as a select number of existing accounts where there is significant potential for additional revenue expansion. Additionally, the Business Development Director/ Pursuit Leader will work closely with local office partners to align business development efforts to target account lists and office priorities/initiatives.

This position can be based in Sydney or Melbourne.

About you

You have a successful track history in business development with proven success in a similar role selling professional services preferably in a Big 4 or national firm environment.

You have extensive experience leading complex sales processes that involve multiple team members and decision makers.

In addition to the above you will possess the following;

Experience in liaising and presenting to senior management

Strong business development skills

Solid commercial acumen and experience with pricing

Excellent communication skills with all levels within an organisation

Demonstrated facilitation and coaching skills

Robust negotiating and influencing skills

Achievements within a similar role in a professional services firm would be advantageous, but not mandatory

Your initiative and drive will be recognized and rewarded in this newly created position and outstanding career opportunity. To be considered for this position you need to be a positive, proactive and results driven team player

What we offer you

Continuous learning and development and extensive technical and soft skills training.

Work in a fun, friendly and dynamic environment

Competitive remuneration package and employee benefits

The ability to express interest and develop different technical skills within corporate, international, middle market and specialist taxes.

If you are interested in joining Crowe Horwath, please apply by clicking here with your cover letter and resume.